Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew to Appear on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season Finale
variety.comKate Aurthur editorThe once-and-future “Grey’s Anatomy” super couple of Jackson and April — played by Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew — are set to appear on the finale of the medical drama’s 18th season on May 26, Variety has confirmed.Williams left “Grey’s Anatomy” last season, having played Jackson since the show’s sixth season.
Drew, who’d departed the show in 2018, returned for a guest appearance in May 2021 to send Jackson off to his new life in Boston, where he was taking over his family’s foundation.
April ended up moving there with him, having ended her relationship with her husband.The onscreen pair share a daughter, and their portmanteu is Japril — and though Japril fans would love a spinoff show revolving around the two characters, an ABC spokesperson batted down that idea to Variety on Friday.
Nor could ABC offer any other details about the context in which Jackson and April will appear on the finale episode. Upon his departure last year, Williams told Deadline that he’d be happy to return to the show as a guest star.
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